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Maxwell Colony Elementary - 04

Public Grades K-8

Summary

Maxwell Colony Elementary - 04 is a small public elementary school located in Scotland, South Dakota, serving grades K-8 with a total enrollment of 43 students. The school is part of the Menno School District 33-2, which is ranked 122 out of 147 school districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Maxwell Colony Elementary - 04 consistently performs below the state and district averages in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science across all grade levels. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were only 12% in ELA and 12% in Math, compared to the state averages of 50.93% and 43.49%, respectively. The school's performance is particularly low in certain grade levels, such as 4th and 6th grade, where the proficiency rates were 0% in both ELA and Math. Additionally, the school has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 0% to 20.2% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Interestingly, the nearby Jamesville Colony Elementary - 03 and Menno Elementary - 02 schools, which are also part of the Menno School District, generally perform better than Maxwell Colony Elementary - 04 in academic assessments. Furthermore, Tyndall Elementary - 04, which is part of the Bon Homme School District, stands out as a high-performing school, with significantly higher proficiency rates in ELA and Math compared to Maxwell Colony Elementary - 04 and the state averages.

Students ?

10.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,544

Per pupil spending ?

84.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

25%

Kindergartners immunized against measles (MMR) (2025-26)

Exemptions: 25% (any vaccine)

42805 Maxwell Rd
Scotland, SD 57045

(605) 387-5161

District: Menno School District 33-2

Students who attend Maxwell Colony Elementary - 04 usually attend:

Middle:	Menno Middle School - 05
High:	Menno High School - 01

Racial breakdown:

White:

100.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 7th percentile in 2021 → 10th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Dakota average (27% vs 46% meeting standards)

!Mathematics scores 23 pts below the South Dakota average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school27%

District avg46%

South Dakota avg46%

Not ranked this year

Maxwell Colony Elementary - 04 did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

33^rd of 126Menno School District 33-2 among South Dakota districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	12.6	271 of 300	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.9	187 of 202	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	31.4	131 of 176	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	28.3	228 of 291	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2021	28.0	84 of 106	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	6.0	283 of 292	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	17.7	241 of 248	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	8.7	274 of 287	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.1	183 of 185	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

English Language Learner (2025)26th percentile+16 vs school

Female (2025)22nd percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)21st percentile+13 vs school

White (2025)5th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2025)3rd percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2025)3rd percentile-7 vs school

Middle school

Female (2025)16th percentile+7 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)9th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)6th percentile~ school

White (2025)5th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)4th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs South Dakota (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts33%-16 vs state

Mathematics21%-23 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts (2026)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Science (2026)			Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science All Grades	Vaccination: Kindergartners immunized against measles (MMR)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Maxwell Colony Elementary - 04	Public	K-8	42805 Maxwell Rd	Scotland	57045	Hutchinson County	Menno School District 33-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 387-5161	39	4	10.2	84.6%	39 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)							33.3							20.8				25%	25%	$15,544	$36	$15,508
Menno Elementary - 02	Public	PK, KG-5	410 S 5th St	Menno	57045	Hutchinson County	Menno School District 33-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 387-5161	91	12	7.7	40.7%	89 (97.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	58.3	83^rd of 203 public elementary schools	59.1%		62	116^th of 300 public elementary schools	61.3%	33	52.6	53.3	60.0				54.5	42.1	53.3	60.0				50.0	60.0			100%	0%	$17,019	$1,504	$15,514
Scotland Elementary - 02	Public	PK, KG-4	711 4th St	Scotland	57059	Bon Homme County	Scotland School District 04-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 583-2717	114	8	13.9	27.2%	100 (87.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	6 (5.3%)	61.4	76^th of 203 public elementary schools	62.6%		76.7	44^th of 300 public elementary schools	85.3%	32	43.8	56.3					50.0	62.5	62.5					62.5				100%	0%	$13,879	$946	$12,933
Jamesville Colony Elementary - 03	Public	K-8	43582 NE Jim River Rd	Utica	57045	Yankton County	Menno School District 33-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 387-5161	19	3	6.7	—	19 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)							41.7							41.7				0%	100%	$15,544	$36	$15,508
Wolf Creek Colony Elementary - 04	Public	K-8	42906 Colony Rd	Olivet	57029	Hutchinson County	Freeman School District 33-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 925-4216	34	3	12.5	—	34 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)							63.6							40.9				0%	100%	$12,871	$1,928	$10,944
Tschetter Colony Elementary - 03	Public	K-8	27709 Tschetter Ave	Olivet	57029	Hutchinson County	Freeman School District 33-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 925-4216	50	2	21.7	—	50 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)							51.6							48.4				0%	28.6%	$10,905	$889	$10,017
Dawson Colony School - 20	Public	K-8	41544 Hwy 46	Scotland	57059	Bon Homme County	Bon Homme School District 04-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 589-3166	34	3	9.8	—	34 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)							77.8							72.2				0%	100%	$12,249	$35	$12,214
Freeman Elementary - 02	Public	PK, KG-6	1001 S Wipf St	Freeman	57029	Hutchinson County	Freeman School District 33-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 925-4216	192	16	11.7	32.8%	153 (79.7%)	1 (0.5%)	32 (16.7%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	46	126^th of 203 public elementary schools	37.9%		58.8	131^st of 300 public elementary schools	56.3%	5	33.3	46.4	50.0	60.0			47.6	37.5	35.7	38.5	52.0			40.8	53.9			77.4%	19.4%	$13,636	$630	$13,006
Tripp Elementary - 03	Public	PK, KG-6	105 S Sloan St	Tripp	57376	Hutchinson County	Tripp-Delmont School District 33-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 935-6766	88	9	9.7	42.0%	78 (88.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	16.2	179^th of 203 public elementary schools	11.8%		27.4	236^th of 300 public elementary schools	21.3%	57		35.7	23.1	9.1			30.4		42.9	7.7	9.1			28.3	38.5			57.1%	0%	$26,406	$866	$25,540
Tyndall Elementary - 04	Public	K-5	1404 Fir St	Tyndall	57066	Bon Homme County	Bon Homme School District 04-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 589-3389	188	15	12.3	38.3%	167 (88.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.9%)	79.5	25^th of 203 public elementary schools	87.7%		83.2	20^th of 300 public elementary schools	93.3%	5	58.8	61.5	79.2				65.5	52.9	69.2	87.5				67.9	83.3			91.9%	10.8%	$11,318	$974	$10,344

Frequently Asked Questions about Maxwell Colony Elementary - 04

How many students attend Maxwell Colony Elementary - 04?

In the 2024-25 school year, 39 students attended Maxwell Colony Elementary - 04.

What schools do graduates of Maxwell Colony Elementary - 04 attend?

Students who attend Maxwell Colony Elementary - 04 usually go on to attend:

Middle : Menno Middle School - 05
High : Menno High School - 01

What district is Maxwell Colony Elementary - 04 in?

Menno School District 33-2

What is the racial makeup of Maxwell Colony Elementary - 04?

Students at Maxwell Colony Elementary - 04 are 100% White.

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